Mohammed Ghouse Khan Vs The State of Telangana — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2025)

Mohammed Ghouse Khan Vs The State of Telangana — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

No fresh relief granted in the final order; the relief sought (restoration of the Mission Bhagirath drinking water supply/connection) had already been effected pursuant to the interim order dated 22.05.2019; the Writ Petition was closed without costs and miscellaneous applications, if any, were ordered closed.

Issue for consideration

Whether the action of respondents No.3 and 4 in disconnecting the drinking water supply provided under Mission Bhagirath Scheme to the petitioner's room at his agricultural land (Ac.5.08 guntas, Sy.No.600, Achampet Village, Nizamsagar Mandal, Kamareddy District), and in not considering his representation dated 03.05.2019, was illegal and arbitrary, warranting a writ of mandamus.

Court's answer

Since the respondents restored the drinking water supply pursuant to the interim order dated 22.05.2019 (as submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner) and no further orders were necessary, the Court closed the Writ Petition.

Ratio / Principle

There shall be no order as to costs.

Key takeaways

Miscellaneous applications, if any, pending in this Writ Petition shall stand closed.ratio¶36

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad (Special Original Jurisdiction) | Single Judge: Smt. Justice T. Madhavi Devi | Writ Petition No. 10477 of 2019 | Decided 10.07.2025 | Mohammed Ghouse Khan v. The State of Telangana and others. Petitioner sought mandamus (Art. 226) against the District Panchayat Officer, Kamareddy (R3) and the Secretary, Gram Panchayat Baniapally Village (R4) for disconnecting the Mission Bhagirath Scheme drinking water supply to his room on agricultural land admeasuring Ac.5.08 guntas in Sy.No.600, Achampet Village, Nizamsagar Mandal, Kamareddy District, and for not considering his representation dated 03.05.2019. By interim order dated 22.05.2019 the Court had directed restoration of the supply; the respondents complied and counsel submitted no further orders were necessary. The Court closed the Writ Petition without costs and closed miscellaneous applications, if any. The merits of the disconnection were not adjudicated.

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HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction)

THURSDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE^{T.MADHAVI DEVI}

WRIT PETITION NO: 10477 OF²⁰¹⁹

Between:

Mohammed Ghouse Khan, S/o: Khaja^{Moinuddin Khan, Aged about 37 years,} Occ. Agriculture, R/o 18-2-614,^{Falaknuma Hyderabad.}

...PETITIONER

AND

1 The State of Telangana, Rep by^{its Principal Secretary, Panchayat Raj} Department Secretariat Hyderabad.

2 The District Collector and Dist.^{Magistrate, KamareddyDistrict T.S}

3 The District Panchayat Officer, Kama^{Reddy DistrictT.S.}

4 The Secretary, Gram Panchayat Baniapally^{Village, Nizam SagarMandal} Kamareddy District.

...RESPONDENTS

Petition under Articte 226 of^{the constitution of lndia praying that in the} circumstances stated in the^{affidavit filed therewith, the High Court maybe} pleased to issue a writ order or Direction more^{particularlyone in the nature of} writ of Mandamus declaring the^{high handed actionof the respondents3 and 4} in disconnecting the drinking water^{supplywhich was provided underMission} Bhagirathi scheme to the Room^{at agricultural land admeasuringAc.5.0Bguntis} in Sy.No.600 situated at^{Achampet village' NizamsagarMandal, Kamareddy} District and also not consider^{petitionerrepresentationd1.03.05.2019by} respondent No.3 and 4 as^{being illegal, arbitrary, capricious, malafide, contrary} to the Mission Bhagirath Scheme,^{violative of principles of naturaljustice'}

lA NO: 1 OF 2019

Petition under Section^'l 51 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to grant interim directions directing the respondents 3 and 4 to restore the drinking water supply/co nnectio n to the petitioner Room at Agricultural land admeasuring Ac 5-08 Guntas in Sy.No.600 situated at Achempet Village, NizamSagar Mandal, Kama Reddy District forthwith.

Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI M. MEHDI HUSSAIN

Counsel forthe Respondent Nos.1 and 3: cP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ RURAL DEVELOPMENT

Counsel forthe Respondent No.2: GP FOR REVENUE

Counsel forthe Respondent No.4: SRI G. NARENDER REDDY,

The Court made the following: ORDER

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THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE T. MADHAVI DEVI

WRIT PETITION No.10477 of 2019

ORDER:

This Writ Petition is filed challenging the action of respondents No.3 and 4 in disconnecting the drinking water supply, which was provided under Mission Bhagirath Scheme, to petitioner's room at agricultural land admeasuring Ac.5.08 guntas in Sy.No.600 situated at Achampet Village, Nizamsagar Mandal, Kamareddy District and also in not considered the representation ofthe petitioner dated 03.05.2019 as illegal and arbitrary

Vide inteim order dated 22.05.2019, this Courl had directed respondents No.3 and 4 to restore the drinking water supply/connection to the petitioner's toom at agricultural land admeasuring Ac.5.08 guntas 1n Sy.No.600 situated at Achampet Village, Nizamsagar Mandal, Kamareddy District.

3 Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that pursuant to the said interim order, the respondents have restored the drinking water supply to the petitioner and no further orders are necessary in this Writ Petition.

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Accordingly, this Writ Petition is closed. Tliele shall be no

order as to costs.

5 Miscellaneous applications, if any, pending in this Writ

Petition, shall stand closed.

SD/- B.REKHA RANI A STAN T

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SECTION OFFICER

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1 9ne 99^{to Sri M. MehdiHussain,} Advocate fOpUCl

2 !w9^{CQqtgGPfor panchayat RajRurat} Oeuirloore' nt, High Court for the State.oI Telangana, at HydeiabaO [OUf1

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HIGH COURT

DATED:1010712025

ORDER

WP.No.10477 ot 2019

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